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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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