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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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