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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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