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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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