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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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