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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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