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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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