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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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