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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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