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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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