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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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