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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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