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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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