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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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