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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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