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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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