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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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