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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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