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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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