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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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