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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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