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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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