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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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