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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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