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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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