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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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