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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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