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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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