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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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