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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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