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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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