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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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