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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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