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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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