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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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