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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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