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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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