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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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