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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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