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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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