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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the 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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