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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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