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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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