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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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