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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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