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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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