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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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