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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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