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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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