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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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