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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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