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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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