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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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