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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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