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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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