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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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