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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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