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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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