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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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