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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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