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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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