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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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