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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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