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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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