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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important 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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