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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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