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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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