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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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