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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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