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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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