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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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