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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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