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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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