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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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