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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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