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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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