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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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