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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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