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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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