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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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