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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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