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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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