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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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