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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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