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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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