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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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