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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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