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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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