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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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