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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important 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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