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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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