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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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