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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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