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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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