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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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