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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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