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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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