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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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