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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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