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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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