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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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