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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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