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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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