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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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