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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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