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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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