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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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