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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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