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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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