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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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