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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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