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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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