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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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