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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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