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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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