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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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