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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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