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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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