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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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