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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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