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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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