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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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