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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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