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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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