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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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