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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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