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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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