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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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