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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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