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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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