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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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