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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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