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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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