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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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