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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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