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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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