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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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