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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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