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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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