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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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