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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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