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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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