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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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