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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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