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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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