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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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