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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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