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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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