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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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