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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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