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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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