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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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