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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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