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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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