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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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