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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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