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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the 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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