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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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