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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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