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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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