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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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