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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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