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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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