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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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