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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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