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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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