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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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