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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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