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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies 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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