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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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