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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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