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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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