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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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