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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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