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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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