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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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