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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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