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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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