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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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