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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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