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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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