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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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