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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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