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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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