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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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