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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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