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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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