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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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