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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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