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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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