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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the 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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