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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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