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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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