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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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