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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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