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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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