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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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