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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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