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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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