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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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