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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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