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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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