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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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