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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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