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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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