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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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