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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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