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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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