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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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