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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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