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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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