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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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