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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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