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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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