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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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