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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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