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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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