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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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