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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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