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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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