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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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