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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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