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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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