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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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