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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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