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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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