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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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