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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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