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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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