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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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