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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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