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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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