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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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