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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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