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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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