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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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