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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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