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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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