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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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