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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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