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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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