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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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