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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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