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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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