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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about 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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