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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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