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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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