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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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