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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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