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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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