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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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