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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). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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