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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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