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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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