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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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