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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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