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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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