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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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