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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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