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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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