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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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