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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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