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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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