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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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