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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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