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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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