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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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