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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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