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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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