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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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