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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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