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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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