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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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