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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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