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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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