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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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