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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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