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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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