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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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