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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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