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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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