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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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