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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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