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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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