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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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