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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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