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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic 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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