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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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