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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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