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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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