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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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