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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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