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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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