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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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