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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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