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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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