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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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