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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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