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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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