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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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