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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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