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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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