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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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