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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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