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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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