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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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