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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines 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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