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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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