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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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