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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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