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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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