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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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