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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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