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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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