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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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