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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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