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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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