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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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