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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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