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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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