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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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