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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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