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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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