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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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