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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts 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 inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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