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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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