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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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