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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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