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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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