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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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