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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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