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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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