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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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