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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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