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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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