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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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