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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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