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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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