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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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