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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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