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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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