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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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