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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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