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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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