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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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