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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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