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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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