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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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