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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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