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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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