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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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