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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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