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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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