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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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