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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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