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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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