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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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