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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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