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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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