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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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