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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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