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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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