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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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