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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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