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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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