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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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