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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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