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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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