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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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