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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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