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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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