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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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