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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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