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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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