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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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