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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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