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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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