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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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