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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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