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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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