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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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