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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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