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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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