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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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