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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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