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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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