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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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