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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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