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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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