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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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