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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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