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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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