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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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