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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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