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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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