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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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