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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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