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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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