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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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