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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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