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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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