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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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