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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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