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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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