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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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