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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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