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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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