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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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