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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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