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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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