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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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