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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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