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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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