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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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