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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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