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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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