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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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