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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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