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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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