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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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