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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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