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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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