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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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