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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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