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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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