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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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