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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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