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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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