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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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