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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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