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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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