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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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