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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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