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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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