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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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