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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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