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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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