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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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