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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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