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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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