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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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