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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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