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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people 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 MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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