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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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