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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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