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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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