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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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