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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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