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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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