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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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