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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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