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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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