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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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