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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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