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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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