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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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