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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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