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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the 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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