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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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