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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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