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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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