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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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