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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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