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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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