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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)