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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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