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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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