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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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