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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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