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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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