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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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