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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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