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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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