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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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