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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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