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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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