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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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