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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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