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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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