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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major 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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