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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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