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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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