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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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