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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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