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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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