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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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