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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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