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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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