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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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