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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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