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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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