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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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