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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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