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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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