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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important 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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