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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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