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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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