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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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