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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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