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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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