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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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