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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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