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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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