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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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