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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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