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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 (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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