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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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