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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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