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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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