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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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