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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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