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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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